50 Hikes in Northern Virginia: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay

by Adkins, Leonard M.

• ISBN13: 9780881504446
• ISBN10: 0881504440
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc

Summary

-- Clear directions to the best hikes in each area
-- Each hike includes a contour map and gives mileage, vertical rise, and estimated hiking time
-- "Hikes at a Glance" overview chart makes it easy to pick a hike

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	7	(8)
Introduction	15	(12)
I. CHESAPEAKE BAY AND EASTERN VIRGINIA
Grandview Natural Preserve	27	(4)
Newport News Park	31	(5)
Belle Isle	36	(4)
Hughlett Point	40	(4)
Hickory Hollow	44	(3)
The Northern Neck	47	(5)
II. CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Spotsylvania	52	(5)
Prince William Forest Park	57	(6)
Mason Neck State Park	63	(5)
Bull Run/Occoquan River	68	(6)
Manassas National Battlefield Park	74	(6)
Sky Meadows State Park	80	(6)
Lake Anna State Park	86	(5)
Cold Harbor	91	(4)
Willis River Trail	95	(8)
Split Rocks/Jefferson's Rock	103	(7)
III. BLUE RIDGE AND MASSANUTTEN MOUNTAINS
Little Sluice Mountain and Cedar Creek	110	(6)
Big Schloss	116	(4)
Marys Rock	120	(5)
Stony Man	125	(5)
Old Rag	130	(5)
Cedar Run/Whiteoak Canyon	135	(5)
Hawksbill	140	(5)
Rapidan Camp	145	(5)
Brown Mountain/Rockytop	150	(6)
Riprap Hollow	156	(5)
Signal Knob	161	(5)
Woodstock Observation Tower	166	(4)
Duncan Knob	170	(5)
Ivy Creek Natural Area	175	(5)
White Rock Falls and Slacks Overlook Trails	180	(5)
Sherando Lake	185	(4)
Saint Mary's Wilderness	189	(6)
Crabtree Falls	195	(5)
Appalachian Trail	200	(8)
Mount Pleasant	208	(4)
Cold Mountain	212	(6)
IV. WESTERN VIRGINIA
North River Gorge	218	(4)
Todd Lake Recreation Area	222	(3)
Wild Oak National Recreation Trail	225	(7)
Ramsey's Draft	232	(5)
Shenandoah Mountain	237	(6)
Elliott Knob/Falls Hollow	243	(5)
Laurel Fork	248	(5)
Hidden Valley	253	(4)
Lake Moomaw	257	(5)
Rich Hole Wilderness	262	(5)
Beards Mountain	267	(5)
Tuscarora Overlook	272	(5)
Dry Run	277	(6)
Index	283